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Whenever art historians talk about revolutionary use of light in painting, you usually hear Monet's name thrown around. I'm no exception - and I'm a sucker for his work. I really love his series of the Rouen cathedral and the haystacks... the repetition is almost hypnotic. He knew that every moment, the light changed, and his painting needed to change with the light, so he worked on several paintings simultaneously. We get the cathedral in the morning, noon, afternoon; the haystacks in the snow, in twilight... Same image, different light. Amazing, hm?

Cathedrals




Haystacks